McINTOSH: Always 'follow the money...'

Two recent news bits vindicate this columnist who late last year
went against the grain of left-think ideology to dare challenge the
drought hysteria facing California, and --- worse ---- declared the
swine flu pandemic to be just another scientific pig-in-a-poke.

In contrast to blaring headlines fomenting mass death-by-thirst,
few media outlets have given more than token notice to last week's
federal ruling that the water restrictions imposed by the National
Marines Fisheries Service ---- the "Delta fish" bodyguard ---- were
unsupported by the scientific evidence.

As reported in The Californian last week, U.S. District Judge
Oliver Wanger agreed that water pumping restrictions in the San
Joaquin Delta should be loosened because "the exact restrictions
imposed, which are inflicting material harm to humans ... are not
supported by the record."

While the environmentalists are livid, more reasoned folk may be
inclined to agree with Roger Patterson, assistant general manager
for Metropolitan Water District, who said the judge, "largely ruled
in favor of some of the arguments ... that questioned the science
behind the key restrictions that were put in place" by the federal
agency.

Meanwhile, against years of insane opposition from the same
environmentalists, Poseidon Resources finally received the go-ahead
to build the state's first desalination plant in Carlsbad, a
project that will eventually provide water for more than 100,000
homes in North San Diego County.

On another front, as the 2009 swine flu pandemic was being
exposed for the hoax it was, media across the land posted front
page photos of sign twirlers directing the petrified masses to
"Free H1N1 Shots" clinics, the apparent "shortage" of vaccine
almost overnight becoming a surplus as people woke up to the fake
hysteria being foisted upon us by the pharmaceuticals ---- er,
governments ---- around the world.

Again, contrast this with the lack of news coverage about the
quiet investigation that the World Health Organization has launched
to determine exactly just how cozy the WHO was with the various
H1N1 pharmaceuticals who reaped billions of dollars for its
production of vaccines that eventually were given away for free
---- er, paid for by taxpayers.

And while WHO denies allegations that pharmaceutical companies
were given privileged access to WHO decision-makers, it
acknowledges the existence of "contractual letters of
understanding" between the two bodies, the extent and veracity of
which will be revealed once the investigation panel finishes their
work.

Most interesting, will such an investigation be truly impartial,
or will we see another case of the internal investigators clearing
the internally investigated, such as the East Anglia investigation
cleared its own in last year's global warming, climate change
scientific expose?

Call it innuendo if you wish, but there was no swine flu
pandemic. On the other hand, an awful lot of drug company
shareholders had a pretty nice pay day at our expense. The old
adage, "follow the money" seems to come to mind.

ANDY McINTOSH writes from Temecula. Contact him at
socalmcintosh@aol.com.